Shape the Hive

An online community platform shaping the future of art one pod at a time

An experiment in interactive digital collaboration, Shape The Hive invites people from around the world to create and submit individual artwork online that will be combined into a larger piece for an unexpected installation of enormous scale. The honeycomb-shaped project aims to connect artists by intentionally using the web—the very medium that often disconnects people—serving as both a platform for and reminder about the future …

Virtual Street Corners

Live video and microphones connect two Boston neighborhoods in a new community project

In an effort to bridge gaps between two neighborhoods of Boston, digital media artist John Ewing created the public art project Virtual Street Corners. The project, set to unveil June 2010, uses live video feeds between Boston locales Brookline and Roxbury to encourage neighborly affection between the predominantly African-American and Jewish neighborhoods. Social action site Dowser highlights Ewing’s effort, which his experience creating public murals …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Comics sprouting plants, skate-able furniture, installations inspired by bubbly, and more web finds of the week

1. Typo/Graphic Posters An online treasure trove of typography and graphic inspiration, Typo/Graphic archives exceptional examples of poster design by studios and individual designers. 2. Vueve Clicquot at the Milan Furniture Fair 2010 Notcot goes to the 2010 Milan Furniture fair, where the luxury champagne brand Veuve Clicquot commissioned the Campana Brothers and Mathieu Lehanneur to design and create “The Tasting Gloriette” for outdoor tastings, …